Check out the new unlock system which brings with it new meaning to rising through the ranks. Not only will you be leveling up your hero but you will be opening up yourself to new attachments, weapons and clothing along the way.

This will likely make more difference to newer players as if you already own, or have previously rented an item it will automatically be unlocked, but if not you will need to reach the required level to take advantage of what unlocks can provide.

More and more items are unlocked as you level up... Below is an example of the notice you will receive after you unlock an item and return to the game menu and you can expect to unlock items EVERY level/

The next screenshot shows what the in game store will look like. As you can see each locked item displays the level at which it is unlock as well as a progress bar giving you a quick first glance impression letting you know how close you are to unlocking the it. Attachments also have a similar display and progress bar.

Items need to be unlocked on a per character basis so if you unlock a shotgun for your Medic you will need to unlock it again for your Engineer.

So there you have it soldiers, it's time to buckle down and fight your way to the top, progress to getting your hand on better gear and proving you have what it takes to take the fight to the battlefield in style.

Feel free to leave any comments you have in this thread and let us know what you think.

Permanent Attachments

Today is going to mark another big change in Battlefield Play4Free as we are introducing the sought after Permanent price points to ALL weapon attachments as well as reducing attachment rental prices (Funds only) across the board.

That's right, all weapon attachments can now be purchased PERMANENTLY and as always, all weapon attachments will still work across all of the class specific weapon you purchased them for so don't forget, if you buy an attachment on lets say one sniper rifle you can use it on all other sniper rifles too.

This change is in effect as of right now so head on over to the in-game store and customize your weapons the way they suit you.

Im tentatively pleased that our cries of 'we want perm' has been heard, ofc im sure the team noticed that their game only suited super rich or dedicated grinders, at least now its more open for people to come and go again.

My only concern now is whether there will now be an attachment race. Perhaps we perm attachment X or Y, then each month a better attachment comes needing us to buy another?

Bottom line for the legacy people is that we still have to re-buy what we already owned. Not really pleased about that in light of the fact our legacy weapons still have huge recoil and deviation.

On the unlocks, advice for the low ranking people, go out and rent the weapons you think you might use for a day so they are preunlocked when this hits

And lastly, just remember guys, theyve still lied to us once, permanent may not mean permanent!!

(03-02-2012 01:32 PM)VitalBullet Wrote: Not only will you be leveling up your hero but you will be opening up yourself to new attachments, weapons and clothing.

Does this mean level requirements on clothing?
Since none of the clothing can be rented with credits, and there's only a fairly limited selection (compared to something like BFH, for instance), having a level req to pay cash for a passive non-enhancing item seems more than a bit odd.

(03-02-2012 05:40 PM)St0mpy Wrote: Bottom line for the legacy people is that we still have to re-buy what we already owned. Not really pleased about that in light of the fact our legacy weapons still have huge recoil and deviation.

Technically, with some of the attachments we can now permanently buy better parts than those we'd already owned.

Doesn't really help to support their 'legacy attachments are unbalanced' argument :/

(03-02-2012 05:40 PM)St0mpy Wrote: Bottom line for the legacy people is that we still have to re-buy what we already owned. Not really pleased about that in light of the fact our legacy weapons still have huge recoil and deviation.

Technically, with some of the attachments we can now permanently buy better parts than those we'd already owned.

Doesn't really help to support their 'legacy attachments are unbalanced' argument :/

Mostly the attachments fall short of what we owned at the top level, some barely make a difference, but perhaps some of the basic/vet level weapons may be able to have a few stats better.

(03-02-2012 05:40 PM)St0mpy Wrote: Bottom line for the legacy people is that we still have to re-buy what we already owned. Not really pleased about that in light of the fact our legacy weapons still have huge recoil and deviation.

Technically, with some of the attachments we can now permanently buy better parts than those we'd already owned.

So in theory....Technically, with some of the attachments we can now permanently buy better parts than those we'd already PAID FOR.

So what? I'm supposed to be happy that I can rebuy my gun again? My god... No wonder SlEAsy gets away with stuff like the Dec 20th update. It's barely been 6 weeks. EAsy loves People with Goldfish memories and money...